Lassen County Biographies

Hon. John S. Chapman

Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Nov. 2004

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Judge Chapman came from Arkansas to Honey Lake valley in 1859. In 1866 he was 
appointed deputy county clerk, in which position he continued three years, 
devoting his leisure hours to the study of the law. In 1869 he was chosen county 
judge on the democratic ticket, and the following year was admitted to the bar 
of the district court. In 1872, the judicial salary being too small to warrant 
him retaining his position, he resigned and began the regular practice of his 
profession at the bar. He was a diligent student, and soon became quite profound 
in legal lore. Desiring to widen his field of practice, he removed to Los 
Angeles in 1879, where his ability has won him success in his practice before 
the higher courts. 
 
Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 
1513 to 1850. - Fariss and Smith, San Francisco,  1882. p 375